VIDEOS: Caitlin Clark Suffered A Nasty Black Eye During Her Playoff Debut After Taking Vicious Cheap Shot From Rival Player Who Openly Mocked Her Earlier In The Season

Caitlin Clark after getting poked in the eye during a game.Caitlin Clark (Photo via ESPN)
Caitlin Clark’s first taste of the WNBA playoffs was quite similar to her regular season debut for the Indiana Fever, as they both started with a loss to the Connecticut Sun.

The Fever are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2016 but will have a lot to do by Wednesday if they are to leave a mark.

Clark didn’t enjoy a positive night on the court as she was poked in the eye less than two minutes after tipoff, with Sun guard DiJonai Carrington poking her in the eye. Carrington openly mocked the rookie in a previous matchup, suggesting she flopped. She later took to social media to joke about it, much to the disgust of Fever fans.

You can see the incident in the clip below:

There was no foul called on the play. Clark went to the bench for a brief moment after getting hit in the eye but didn’t leave the game because of it.

Fans didn’t think the hit was inadvertent.

“If Dijonai hadn’t spouted nastiness towards Fever fans and CC all season, I’d say accidental. But her track record with CC leads me to believe it was intentional,” one wrote.

“She pointed her fingers almost straight down. That s**t was intentional,” another said.

Caitlin Clark Refused To Blame Carrington’s Poke For Her Shooting Slump

Clark would go on to have a poor night, shooting just 23.5 percent from the field to score 11 points, adding eight assists and four rebounds. However, she told reporters she didn’t think it affected her.

“Obviously, she got me pretty good in the eye,” she said, per the New York Post. “I don’t think it affected me. I got good shots, they didn’t go down. It’s a tough time for that to happen. Had three wide open in first half that I usually make. It didn’t feel good when it happened but I don’t think it affected me.”

The two sides are scheduled to play their second game of the series this Wednesday, with the third set for Friday.

PHOTOS: The Entire Internet Is Freaking Out After Learning That Patrick Mahomes’ College Football Doppelganger, Dylan Raiola, Has A Younger Brother Who Looks Exactly Like A Certain Someone

Dylan Raiola and his brother Dayton.Dylan and Dayton Raiola (Photo via Twitter)
Everyone had the same observation and resulting joke after finding out Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola has a younger brother.

Said sibling is in the news this week, having committed to the Cornhuskers himself, and is expected to be part of the program’s 2026 recruitment class.

Dayton Railoa announced his commitment on Sunday night. He replaced his older brother as the starting QB at Georgia’s Buford High School following his departure for college and has led them to four wins from their first five outings.


Dayton’s commitment makes him the newest Raiola to be associated with the Huskers.

The boys’ father, Dominic Raiola, played for the school from 1997-2000 before going on to spend 14 years with the Detroit Lions in the NFL.

Their uncle, Donovan Raiola, is the current offensive line coach at Nebraska.

Perhaps the most fascinating thing about this is Dayton’s uncanny resemblance to Jackson Mahomes. The observation comes amid widespread talk of Dylan’s similar appearance to Patrick Mahomes, which he’s leaned into by dressing and styling his hair like the Kansas City Chiefs QB.

Dylan Raiola’s Younger Brother Sparks The Jokes Online

Social media had some jokes after fans realized how much Dayton and Jackson look alike.

“We DONT need another Jackson Mahomes 😭,” someone wrote.

“Sucks to be the one like Jackson Mahomes,” another said.

“What kinda sick simulation are we in,” said a third.

“Does he also do things that are legally and morally wrong and the family sweeps under the rug?” a fourth asked.

Well, life can be crazy like that…

But, the way fans see it, it’s okay to look like Jackson Mahomes as long as you don’t act like Jackson Mahomes.

Dylan Raiola’s little brother is already way ahead in that regard, given that he’s a quarterback.

VIDEO: Female 49ers Fan Gets Punched In The Face By Male Rams Fan As Ugly Fight Breaks Out At SoFi Stadium

49ers and Rams fans fighting 49ers and Rams fans fighting (Photos via NFL)
When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers play each other, you can be assured that much of the action will also be in the stands with the opposing fan bases.

Some of that action inside SoFi Stadium included a fight involving a Rams fan wearing a Cooper Kup jersey who was approached by a 49ers fan who pointed to his cheek and told the guy to hit him.

He got exactly what he called for, which was a punch to the mouth.

He did not fight back, but his feisty girlfriend or wife certainly wasn’t going to let that punch go without retaliation.

Like an angry Chihuahua, she continued to pursue the man and throw wild punches before the guy eventually decked her in the face, which sent her to the ground.

Finally, the 49ers fan wearing the George Kittle jersey that he initially punched finally came in to fight, but the Rams fan and a friend who came in to help gave him several punches to the face.

Somebody finally grabbed the angry young lady, but her man ended up getting dropped to his knees with several punches by another guy.

That’s when the wife or girlfriend came for some more action as she chased the guy off.

It was an overall bad day for the Niners fans as they had to watch the team blow their double-digit lead and lose.

Rams Fight Back to Upset 49ers

San Francisco let a 14-point lead slip and was upset by the Los Angeles Rams 27-24 at SoFi Stadium.

The Rams produced a stirring fourth-quarter rally, scoring 13 points to hand the 49ers their second loss of the season with a 37-yard field goal from Joshua Karty with two seconds left clinching the victory.

That gave the Rams their first win of the season and dropped the 49ers to 1-2 on the season.